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. >> please welcome governor mitt romney. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you, my friends. thank you so very much. thank you. thank you. thank you. i have just called president obama to congratulate him on his victory. his supporters and his campaign also deserve congratulations. i wish all of them well, but particularly the president, the first lady, and their daughters. this is a time of great challenges for america. i pray the president will be successful in guiding our nation. [applause] i want to thank paul ryan for all he has done for our campaign. [applause] and for our country. besides my wife, hit paul is the best choice i have ever made. [applause] and i trust that his intellect and his hard work, and his commitment to principle, will continue to contribute to the good of our nation. i also want to thank ann, a love of my life. -- the love of my life. [applause] she would have been a wonderful first lady. [applause] she has been that and more to me and to our family, and to the many people she has touched with her compassion and care. theirk
. >> please welcome governor mitt romney. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you, my friends. thank you so very much. thank you. thank you. thank you. i have just called president obama to congratulate him on his victory. his supporters and his campaign also deserve congratulations. i wish all of them well, but particularly the president, the first lady, and their daughters. this is a time of great challenges for america. i pray the president will be successful in guiding our...
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mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our rkers." w miomtane cheaters... when he's taking their side? ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you engineer a true automotive breakthrough? ♪ you give it bold new styling, unsurpassed luxury and nearly 1,000 improvements. introducing the redesigned 2013 glk. seeour auored mercedenzle orepalfe through mercedes-benz financial services. droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? unab droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-turn navigation ? droid does. with verizon, america's largest 4g lte network, and motorola, droid does. get $100 off select motorola 4g lte smartphones li the . if we want to improve our schools... ...what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ...nhingranss hool like investing in advanced buteacher education.shows... let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspi
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romney and ryan were in this thing together. well, they're not. romney is dying. he can't stand being tied to ryan, and all that budget cutting baggage of his. for his part, ryan is feeling the taint of having a running mate who is unwilling to stand with him, unwilling to be his kind of politician. a conviction politician. so trouble in paradise. mitt's dying to be single again, so is ryan. we all know that politics makes strange bedfellows but the word is out this pair, romney and ryan, are sleeping in separate rooms. i'm joined by msnbc political analyst howard fineman and joy ann reid, managing editor of thegrio.com. more polling data that shows mitt romney trailing. let's check the hardball scoring board. according to a new fox news poll, president obama leads romney by five points among likely voters nationwide. 48% to 43%. catch that, the fox poll. highly significant there. let's go right now to howard on this question. it looks to me like this divorce papers are pretty much out there right now. all that you hear now is r
romney and ryan were in this thing together. well, they're not. romney is dying. he can't stand being tied to ryan, and all that budget cutting baggage of his. for his part, ryan is feeling the taint of having a running mate who is unwilling to stand with him, unwilling to be his kind of politician. a conviction politician. so trouble in paradise. mitt's dying to be single again, so is ryan. we all know that politics makes strange bedfellows but the word is out this pair, romney and ryan, are...
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romney was beaten in 2008. it may have left his campaign determined that he not get stuck with the flip flopper label again. even though they leave the ads with the lies in them up and sometimes mr. romney goes on tv invents a brand new policy position he's never had before. after he does that, his staff follows behind him and quietly releasing statements taking back his quotes. when mr. romney was asked in an interview last week about one of his immigration advisers. he said he could not confirm whether kris kobch was part of his team. and they yes, he's a romney campaign adviser. so he tells an interview he's never met with him but his campaign says what he said was not true. same thing happened last month when mr. romney came out with a whole new policy position on abortion rights. >> i'm in favor of abortion being legal in the case of rape and incest in the health of the life of the mother. >> he says he believes abortion should be allowed to protect a woman's health. afterwards the campaign said that's not
romney was beaten in 2008. it may have left his campaign determined that he not get stuck with the flip flopper label again. even though they leave the ads with the lies in them up and sometimes mr. romney goes on tv invents a brand new policy position he's never had before. after he does that, his staff follows behind him and quietly releasing statements taking back his quotes. when mr. romney was asked in an interview last week about one of his immigration advisers. he said he could not...
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politico indicating that is a clear shot at mitt romney. in dixon, illinois, talking about other issues, including social issues and health care. here is more from that event earlier today. >> ronald reagan stood for free markets, for free economy. he would be appalled at looking at what is happening today with the government takeover of health care. margaret thatcher, after she left the prime ministership of england looked back and what she had accomplished in england at the same time she served as reagan did. and she said she was never able to accomplish what reagan accomplished in the america. she said the reason, the british national health. once government has its hooks into you. once government makes you dependent on it for your very health and your lives and those of your churn and your loved ones, they got you. they got you. and there is no amount of tribute you will not pay to get what you think you need to preserve your health, and more importantly, the health of those that you love. that's why obamacare is the number one issue in
politico indicating that is a clear shot at mitt romney. in dixon, illinois, talking about other issues, including social issues and health care. here is more from that event earlier today. >> ronald reagan stood for free markets, for free economy. he would be appalled at looking at what is happening today with the government takeover of health care. margaret thatcher, after she left the prime ministership of england looked back and what she had accomplished in england at the same time...
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what does governor romney mean? he means that, like i said at the beginning, there are too many people who are riding in the wagon and not enough pulling. it isn't their fault in many cases except there are millions who won't even look for a job now who are perfectly capable of holding a job. because they are discouraged, and i don't blame them with this economy. but they ought to be looking for jobs anyway. i would do anything if it was me. i would do anything to be able to support my family other than beyond the federal largess. but that's the way it is today. governor romney's goal in this life is to pull us out of this mess, get spending down to no more than 20% of the g.d.p. which would be a remarkable downturn in spending compared to where we are today and also get people to work. get them to where they have the self-esteem that comes from working. that which we did on welfare reform in 1996. and i worked hard on that bill, as did so many others at that time. and given the self-esteem that comes from supportin
what does governor romney mean? he means that, like i said at the beginning, there are too many people who are riding in the wagon and not enough pulling. it isn't their fault in many cases except there are millions who won't even look for a job now who are perfectly capable of holding a job. because they are discouraged, and i don't blame them with this economy. but they ought to be looking for jobs anyway. i would do anything if it was me. i would do anything to be able to support my family...
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clearly romney at least right now has the upper hand. >> are you supporting him? >> i've not endorsed anybody. i actually told somebody, why would you want somebody from washington, d.c.'s endorsement this election cycle? look, i think actually the great thing about presidential races is the average american really gets to know the candidates very well. they're covered, they're on the news, they're in the media, they're advertising, you tend to know more about the people running for president than the people running for state representative. so i don't think americans pay a lot of attention to political endorsements nor should they, they can make the judgment for themselves. i'm pretty content with the feel i have and feel comfortable supporting whoever emerges as the nominee. >> jane is a democrat in colorado springs, good morning. >> caller: good morning. this is my first time calling in as a democrat. i've been a republican for a long time. the tea party element of the republican party has driven me away. i'm an accountant by trade. and we do need to have reven
clearly romney at least right now has the upper hand. >> are you supporting him? >> i've not endorsed anybody. i actually told somebody, why would you want somebody from washington, d.c.'s endorsement this election cycle? look, i think actually the great thing about presidential races is the average american really gets to know the candidates very well. they're covered, they're on the news, they're in the media, they're advertising, you tend to know more about the people running for...
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that is with the romney-rights plan for a stronger middle-class is all about. -- romney-ryan plan for a stronger middle-class is all about. let me tell you the five basic things that we will get to work right away when we win this race. number one, in this state and across this country, we have lots of energy and lots of minerals. let's use that energy and create jobs. [applause] elector grenoble's. keystone pipeline. we can create a loss of jobs and lowered the price of our gas, lower the diesel costs. number 2, there are a lot of americans in between work. i have a lot of bodies in a row with lost their jobs to a big factor we had in our home town. they're in their 40's or their 50's. if they are in-between. if you need to have skills and an education system so people who are stuck in a rut and get back to school, for and get back to a path of prosperity's of the temple themselves up and reach that horizon they are shooting for. that is critical. number 3, we need to make more things in america. we need to grow more things in america. we need to sell them overseas. we to make sure t
that is with the romney-rights plan for a stronger middle-class is all about. -- romney-ryan plan for a stronger middle-class is all about. let me tell you the five basic things that we will get to work right away when we win this race. number one, in this state and across this country, we have lots of energy and lots of minerals. let's use that energy and create jobs. [applause] elector grenoble's. keystone pipeline. we can create a loss of jobs and lowered the price of our gas, lower the...
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incredible. >> why anti romney? >> it is so far to the right i can't believe he believes what he is saying. >> so many topics compared to the obama one compared to just lobbyists. romney had so many topics. really? tell me different things. >> if obama is lying, romney whether you agree or disagree with what he was saying those words are his words. obama made me want to vote for him. >> the one against obama is geared towards merps as a whole. the one geared toward romney makes you think americans are so leftist. >> is this good in american politics? does this make you feel proud to be an american? proud to be a part of the democratic system? >> you don't have the two negatives? >> negativity is out. >> that doesn't mean it is good for the country. >> absolutely not. who can stop it ? >> you think this is good for the country? >> so many things you are disappointed in where do you begin? they are sounded bites made by professionals who are professional and convincing you what you need. you can watch ads all day and
incredible. >> why anti romney? >> it is so far to the right i can't believe he believes what he is saying. >> so many topics compared to the obama one compared to just lobbyists. romney had so many topics. really? tell me different things. >> if obama is lying, romney whether you agree or disagree with what he was saying those words are his words. obama made me want to vote for him. >> the one against obama is geared towards merps as a whole. the one geared toward...
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romney' business record. how would you have handled that situation differently if you were in his shoes? >> first of all, mr. romney has characterized one of his qualifications for the united states senate is his business background. it is legitimate to look for what kind of jobs he has created. the kind of jobs he has created are part-time jobs and minimum- wage jobs that do not have any health insurance. that is not the kind of job i want to create. there are different ways for venture-capitalists to deal with the situation like indiana. either you close the plant down, throw the people out of work, only hire back the younger workers. or you can retrain the workers, further education and training, invest in those companies and create full-time jobs at good pay with good benefits. that is the kind of record that would have impressed me in terms of creating jobs. what is wrong with mr. romney's companies providing the same thing? [applause] >> i have a lot of things to answer on that. in my view, the attack o
romney' business record. how would you have handled that situation differently if you were in his shoes? >> first of all, mr. romney has characterized one of his qualifications for the united states senate is his business background. it is legitimate to look for what kind of jobs he has created. the kind of jobs he has created are part-time jobs and minimum- wage jobs that do not have any health insurance. that is not the kind of job i want to create. there are different ways for...
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mitt romney lied in the debate. the only truthful thing he said in the entire debate was he had five sons who live. -- lied. the truth does not fall far from the tree. mitt romney should not be doing as well as he is. the only reason is because we have a bunch of right-wing white supremacist confederates, not conservatives, confederates who only want to see the black man out of office. this man has done his very level best to make this country -- host: let's let charlie hurt respond. guest: that is an astonishing and sad thing to hear. i covered president obama four years ago and was one of those reporters -- i believed a lot of what he said. i thought he was a very promising new kind of figure who changed the tone of washington. he did not change the tone of washington. he did not make good on any of the promises he made coming into the white house. also remember for the first two years of his presidency, he had a huge majority in the house of democrats. he had a huge majority in the senate. at one point, it was ev
mitt romney lied in the debate. the only truthful thing he said in the entire debate was he had five sons who live. -- lied. the truth does not fall far from the tree. mitt romney should not be doing as well as he is. the only reason is because we have a bunch of right-wing white supremacist confederates, not conservatives, confederates who only want to see the black man out of office. this man has done his very level best to make this country -- host: let's let charlie hurt respond. guest:...
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. >> romney, ryan, romney ryan. >> there we go, all right. >> does he have any. i come back to number thr. >>ne aik. >> if we don't run chris christie, romney will be the nominee and he'll lose. >> it is a big day in the big apple. >> president obama is in new york right now. >> america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. >> there was president obama giving a speech. >> icceppe aoio mfuinveay. >> then there s mi rney. >> the few words from bill clinton can do a man a lot of good. >> if he's going to double down on that 47, that will cause difficules. >> wait a couple of days for er spot. ne. >> i can appreciate your kind words. >> when i was a boy i used to think that becoming rich and becoming famous would make me happy. boy, was iight. >> yeah, he said that. with just 42 days until the presidential election and with a new poll showing mitt romney's path to the presidency raply narrowing, paul ryan is radly reizthe el h way to becomg the next losing vice president candidate. so he is desperately trying to avoid the stench of romney. yes, the stench. t
. >> romney, ryan, romney ryan. >> there we go, all right. >> does he have any. i come back to number thr. >>ne aik. >> if we don't run chris christie, romney will be the nominee and he'll lose. >> it is a big day in the big apple. >> president obama is in new york right now. >> america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. >> there was president obama giving a speech. >> icceppe aoio mfuinveay. >> then there s mi rney....
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but i want to transition you to the money game, the ad, a lot of money, again, romney's team and romney's campaign inching ahead. >> that's right. although in the apples to apples comparison the obama campaign raised more money in the month of july. they have more cash on hand. but when you add up all of the outside groups, also the national parties, the republican heart in gnat committee versus the democratic national committee you see how the gop team romney has a big financial advantage, but one thing worth noting, tamron that we have three months to go now, in this race and you end up looking at obama, he has nearly $90 million cash on hand. one of the ways to break it down he can spend $30 million more per month over the next three months and still break even. >> wow. thank you very much, mark. we'll have more of the poll later tonight on nbc "nightly news." can't wait to see what folks are saying. >>> next, afghan militants set off an explosion so close to u.s. military base that it damages the plane of the nation's top general. more on what u.s. officials call a, quote, lucky shot.
but i want to transition you to the money game, the ad, a lot of money, again, romney's team and romney's campaign inching ahead. >> that's right. although in the apples to apples comparison the obama campaign raised more money in the month of july. they have more cash on hand. but when you add up all of the outside groups, also the national parties, the republican heart in gnat committee versus the democratic national committee you see how the gop team romney has a big financial...
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what later, the real romney, the author explores mitt romney's early years in michigan to the twenties -- 2002 winter olympics and his tenure at bain capital. >> at a campaign stop but that the detroit, vice president joe biden criticized mitt romney for saying president obama as out of touch. the vice-president touted the recovery of the u.s. auto industry and links mitt romney with the house republican budget plan passed earlier this year he is introduced by an olympic gold -- gold medal bo xer. ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheers] [crowd chanting "usa!"] >> thank you. i do not know who you are more excited to see, me or joe biden. [laughter] i am proud to represent my hometown of flint, michigan. [cheers] for me, the olympics were a time to represent my country, even possibly bring home the gold. and the amazing about the olympics, you learn about the world. but as much as you learn about them, you love your own country. new field of fire when people from other countries show you what it's like to represent your country in the world. and it good when you have a president and vice president represen
what later, the real romney, the author explores mitt romney's early years in michigan to the twenties -- 2002 winter olympics and his tenure at bain capital. >> at a campaign stop but that the detroit, vice president joe biden criticized mitt romney for saying president obama as out of touch. the vice-president touted the recovery of the u.s. auto industry and links mitt romney with the house republican budget plan passed earlier this year he is introduced by an olympic gold -- gold...
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romney and boehner, only on "fox news sunday." plus, with south carolina now in the rearview mirror and florida coming fast, how much longer will the republicans battle it out? we'll ask our sunday panel to break down the gop contest. and after the wildest week yet, we will bring you the remarkable ups and downs on the trail. all right now on "fox news sunday." and hello again from fox news in washington. a week of dramatic swings in south carolina has scrambled the republican race for president. here are the final results of the primary. newt gingrich scored a big victory winning 40% of the vote. mitt romney was a distant second at 28%. rick santorum finished third with 17%. and ron paul was last. we'll have an exclusive interview with governor romney in a moment. first, for more on the results and reaction from last night, we turn to fox news senior national correspondent john roberts in charleston. john? >> chris, good morning to you. for nearly half of south carolina voters the number one issue was electability and the man the
romney and boehner, only on "fox news sunday." plus, with south carolina now in the rearview mirror and florida coming fast, how much longer will the republicans battle it out? we'll ask our sunday panel to break down the gop contest. and after the wildest week yet, we will bring you the remarkable ups and downs on the trail. all right now on "fox news sunday." and hello again from fox news in washington. a week of dramatic swings in south carolina has scrambled the...
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and romney would make those decisions at the top of the ticket. are you worried that the gamble on medicare is tough for republicans to win? >> well, sure. i am worried about it. i'm worried that the gamble might not work. every gamble might not work. do i think it should have been done? yes. do i think it will work? i believe it will work. i can't guarantee that. >> is it a mistake for governor romney, he said he paid no less than 13% in taxes. he was talking about medicare at the time, he answered the question on that, and that is new focus on whether he should release more tax returns. is this an issue that means something? you think voters hear this and say i've got a problem with that? >> i think it's a tradeoff. i'm guessing. i don't know the inside answer on this. but you know, being a lawyer and representing a lot of clients, representing a lot of people with very big, big tax returns, having pretty big tax return myself, if you take ten years of somebody's tax returns who've made the kind of money mitt romney made, anybody, you can spend
and romney would make those decisions at the top of the ticket. are you worried that the gamble on medicare is tough for republicans to win? >> well, sure. i am worried about it. i'm worried that the gamble might not work. every gamble might not work. do i think it should have been done? yes. do i think it will work? i believe it will work. i can't guarantee that. >> is it a mistake for governor romney, he said he paid no less than 13% in taxes. he was talking about medicare at the...
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mitt romney is the head of the party right now. mitt romney is saying so. reince priebus, the republican chairman, they're all telling him to get out. and cutting off his money. >> yes. and they're cutting off his money, telling him you have no options. todd akin understands two things about this race. one, he made a horrible mistake and he's probably disqualified himself from the united states senate. that's one thing he probably understands. the other thing is that people are telling him to get out, weren't his friends before. you weren't my friends before, you're not my friends now. only thing that's changed is he's fouled up this race himself so he says well, if i fouled it up, it's up to me to solve it. if i can't solve it, i'll win or lose based on what i've done. i won the primary, i outfoxed two other republicans and the establishment and i'll stick and stay. everyone i talked to today believes todd akin will not get out today. the ad buy today is his way of signaling he's going to stay, $150,000. claire mccaskill put up half a million. this race is
mitt romney is the head of the party right now. mitt romney is saying so. reince priebus, the republican chairman, they're all telling him to get out. and cutting off his money. >> yes. and they're cutting off his money, telling him you have no options. todd akin understands two things about this race. one, he made a horrible mistake and he's probably disqualified himself from the united states senate. that's one thing he probably understands. the other thing is that people are telling...
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here is romney. >> romney: did you get a chance to watch the debates? [ cheering ] >> romney: they have super charged our campaign. i got to tell you that. >> cenk: all right we're going to win! the campaign and the debates--by the way i watched the debates. you watched three out of four of them, you and ryan did. sad day for you. now here's obama's team saying the same thing. watch. >> we know what we know, and they know what they know. i'm confident that we're going to win this race, and we'll know who is bluffing and who isn't in two weeks. >> cenk: before if you remember both sides were, look, i don't know if we're going to win the polls don't look good. all of a sudden two weeks before the election, oh, we're definitely going to win. why do they do that? before they need money. that's why they send the panic e-mails to all their supporters, etc. saying give us $3 because we're about to lose. oh, my god, it's panic time. but now we're close to the election they've raised the money, they bought the ad. what is matters most is that you turn out the vo
here is romney. >> romney: did you get a chance to watch the debates? [ cheering ] >> romney: they have super charged our campaign. i got to tell you that. >> cenk: all right we're going to win! the campaign and the debates--by the way i watched the debates. you watched three out of four of them, you and ryan did. sad day for you. now here's obama's team saying the same thing. watch. >> we know what we know, and they know what they know. i'm confident that we're going to...
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his new e-book is about how he uncovered romney's original 47% video. and jamal simmons, democratic strategist and principal at the reagan group. thank you for joining us tonight. >> good to be with you. >> thank you. >> how does paul ryan's attempted makeover echo what we're seeing all across the gop? >> well, it's the old ryan in a new bottle. if you look at what just happened in the campaign, you have to say, hey, america looked at the romney/ryan approach to politics which was this libertarian approach to cutting medicare, cutting medicaid, saying if you trickle down taxes for the rich and 47% bought it. only 47%. so ryan knows if he wants to have a future as a general election candidate, he's going to have to do something different. he in a lot of ways, i don't know if jamal will agree with me, but he was a niche candidate. he appealed to libertarians, people who memorized and got some of the conservative base up. and had no appeal whatsoever in the general election. so he has to do something different, otherwise he'll never get past 47%. >> jamal,
his new e-book is about how he uncovered romney's original 47% video. and jamal simmons, democratic strategist and principal at the reagan group. thank you for joining us tonight. >> good to be with you. >> thank you. >> how does paul ryan's attempted makeover echo what we're seeing all across the gop? >> well, it's the old ryan in a new bottle. if you look at what just happened in the campaign, you have to say, hey, america looked at the romney/ryan approach to politics...
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this doesn't help mitt romney with that problem. >> shannon: long-term the impact for romney. >> i was going to say two things. if you are the reporter tasked with interviewing mitt romney's high school classmates and trying to find a portrayial of him and five of them tell you there was this one incident that still -- >> shannon: four on the record and one off the record. >> wasn't one of the four one that was misquoted saying as he long held -- >> i don't believe he was. a lot of people on the record that brought this incident up then you are going to use it. >> front page at that length? >> i think as the reporter if your job is to it interview a bunch of high school classmates and they all bring this incident up. of course, you going to report ton. it is not like something that is just insignificant. the larger problem for romney and we talked about this a lot is the entire issue of character and likability. gallup this week, likability, obama 60 and romney 31. he has to improve that number and stories like this and his handling of it didn't help. >> a mild warning for him to not r
this doesn't help mitt romney with that problem. >> shannon: long-term the impact for romney. >> i was going to say two things. if you are the reporter tasked with interviewing mitt romney's high school classmates and trying to find a portrayial of him and five of them tell you there was this one incident that still -- >> shannon: four on the record and one off the record. >> wasn't one of the four one that was misquoted saying as he long held -- >> i don't believe...
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story, who is mitt romney? a good, decent man that built something from nothing, that gave away his father's inheritan inheritance, saved the olympics, good governor. that store very a story of success that we, in the republican party, are gonna celebrate. we are gonna celebrate the american dream and success. we are not going gonna be on defense on success and i think that that is something that you are going to see at the convention. the mitt romney story and the american dream. >> okay. i want to ask but a comment you made on "meet the press" on sunday when we were talking about this issue of medicare and this fight over whose cutting medicare around you said the person that has blood on his hands on medicare is president obama. i ask you about that because in paul ryan's budget, those cuts would stay. is that fair? what part of build a on the president's hands do you mean here? >> well what i'm talking about is the fact that the president, the president in his budget, which by the way, not in his budget, in
story, who is mitt romney? a good, decent man that built something from nothing, that gave away his father's inheritan inheritance, saved the olympics, good governor. that store very a story of success that we, in the republican party, are gonna celebrate. we are gonna celebrate the american dream and success. we are not going gonna be on defense on success and i think that that is something that you are going to see at the convention. the mitt romney story and the american dream. >>...
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. >> neil: that has mitt romney asking how long? front-runner saying the president's excuses have run out. larry sabado. do you think? >> he has seven more monthly reports on unemployment. a lot of other reports disposable incomes but he better hope the reports is better than the ones he got out of march. i think that puts his reelection in jeopardy if he has more reports like the ones he got for march. this was not a good employment report. and disposable income is down. the numbers are the numbers. you know that in politics. it doesn't matter whether you say you deserve credit for good times and overparty deserves the blame but what matters is things are improving or not. that is what a incumbent president needs to do and he didn't get it last month. >> neil: i don't think people understand it enough. president fairly or not takes the numbers when they are good, takes a hit when they are bad. he doesn't have much control in either direction. larry, there is another phenomenon going on here, i'm trying not to get too arcane here. b
. >> neil: that has mitt romney asking how long? front-runner saying the president's excuses have run out. larry sabado. do you think? >> he has seven more monthly reports on unemployment. a lot of other reports disposable incomes but he better hope the reports is better than the ones he got out of march. i think that puts his reelection in jeopardy if he has more reports like the ones he got for march. this was not a good employment report. and disposable income is down. the...
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what is romney going to do? and what they saw across the ideological spectrum today what they saw was december preparation. and that is a dangerous place to be. because when the media filter starts to refract everything they do are they being desperate? are they off their strategy? are they losing their heads? you are in a downward spiral that can be very damaging to you on every possible level, in terms of fund raising, in terms of your standing with voters, with the press. this is a very delicate time for romney. he made a situation in the world. in this election much worse than when he started out today. >> and joy, the bipartisan criticism came from what he had to say, it's being called a strikeout. and when you see a batter strikeout a couple of types in a row, the third times it becomes the expectation this is the guy who strikes out. >> i elections are a comparison. i think romney has gone into this thing from the beginning thinking this is just a referendum on barack obama. so if i just keep shining the
what is romney going to do? and what they saw across the ideological spectrum today what they saw was december preparation. and that is a dangerous place to be. because when the media filter starts to refract everything they do are they being desperate? are they off their strategy? are they losing their heads? you are in a downward spiral that can be very damaging to you on every possible level, in terms of fund raising, in terms of your standing with voters, with the press. this is a very...
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romney press sect andrew saul said this govern romney and dongman ryan disagree with mr. akin's statement and a romney/ryan administration would not, oppose abortionings in instances of rape. >> dennis rehber, i find his remarks to be offensive and reprehensible. there is no such thing as a legitimate rape. congressman jeff flake tweeted this, i oppose abortion but exceptions must be made for cases of rain, incest, and to protect the life of the mother. congress's ache kin's comment was wrong. stair ral steelman piled on tweeting the remarks about legitimate rape why inexcusable, insulting and embarrassing to the gop. the race is now far from a sure thing. this morning, mccaskill previewed what we'll hear from her as long as akin remains in the race. >> i know there's a lot of chatter nationwide about what congressman akin said. i know you all are talking about this in the context of the presidential, but for the state i love, i hope this is a moment where everyone who hasn't been paying close attention, this statement is kind of a window into todd akin's mind. >> and whi
romney press sect andrew saul said this govern romney and dongman ryan disagree with mr. akin's statement and a romney/ryan administration would not, oppose abortionings in instances of rape. >> dennis rehber, i find his remarks to be offensive and reprehensible. there is no such thing as a legitimate rape. congressman jeff flake tweeted this, i oppose abortion but exceptions must be made for cases of rain, incest, and to protect the life of the mother. congress's ache kin's comment was...
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romney supports is one good example. is the danger of politicians basically playing politicians playing politics with women's health care access in this country. women don't think these are laughing matters, and i think as they begin to focus on this election, it's going to make it much tougher for the politicians who have spent all of their time focusing on ways to eliminate access to basic health care. not only safe and legal abortion, but frankly, birth control as well. >> cecile richards, krystal ball and joy reid, thank you all for joining me tonight. >> thanks, lawrence. >>> coming up, paul ryan, who agrees with todd akin about their being such a thing as legitimate rape was first to turn on akin today, but they've worked closely together on this issue in the past. karen finney and steve kornacki will join me with the ryan/akin connection. >>> and as we've seen, today's earthquake in republican party politics was not enough to make everyone forget about the secret romney tax returns. romney actually had the audacit
romney supports is one good example. is the danger of politicians basically playing politicians playing politics with women's health care access in this country. women don't think these are laughing matters, and i think as they begin to focus on this election, it's going to make it much tougher for the politicians who have spent all of their time focusing on ways to eliminate access to basic health care. not only safe and legal abortion, but frankly, birth control as well. >> cecile...
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i think romney will take hard shots. he may spend the whole 90 minutes blastinging away him aw hoping that something will stick. i think obama will play with him, block the blows, trying to keep his head clear so he will avoid getting hurt. it will start with both then staying cautious, not hard enough to register with the tens and millions watching. then it will happen, romney will deliver a prerehearsed sound bite, something about the economy. he said you do but hasn't. he expects the president to dep fend himself and when he does, romney will pounce. he will say that obama's not running against bush and get obama to pass the buck on the tough economic recovery and then land his sunday punch. i suppose president obama knows this is all coming and is preparing to deal with it. the good news is this. a month ago, all his rival had to say was that obama's done his best. he got his stimulus, health care program and here we are. i think that might have nailed him a month ago but something's changed. it could have been somet
i think romney will take hard shots. he may spend the whole 90 minutes blastinging away him aw hoping that something will stick. i think obama will play with him, block the blows, trying to keep his head clear so he will avoid getting hurt. it will start with both then staying cautious, not hard enough to register with the tens and millions watching. then it will happen, romney will deliver a prerehearsed sound bite, something about the economy. he said you do but hasn't. he expects the...
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romney and ryan were in this thing together. well, they're not. romney is dying. he can't stand being tied to ryan, and all that budget cutting baggage of his. for his part, ryan is feeling the taint of having a running mate who is unwilling to stand with him, unwilling to be his kind of politician. a conviction politician. so trouble in paradise. mitt's dying to be single again, so is ryan. we all know that politics makes strange bedfellows but the word is out this pair, romney and ryan, are sleeping in separate rooms. i'm joined by msnbc political analyst howard fineman and joy joy-ann reid, managing editor of thegrio.com. more polling data that shows mitt romney trailing. according to a new fox news poll, president obama leads romney by five points among likely voters nationwide. 48% to 43%. catch that, the fox poll. highly significant there. let's go right now to howard on this question. it looks to me like this divorce papers are pretty much out there right now. all that you hear now is romney doesn't really want to be stuc
romney and ryan were in this thing together. well, they're not. romney is dying. he can't stand being tied to ryan, and all that budget cutting baggage of his. for his part, ryan is feeling the taint of having a running mate who is unwilling to stand with him, unwilling to be his kind of politician. a conviction politician. so trouble in paradise. mitt's dying to be single again, so is ryan. we all know that politics makes strange bedfellows but the word is out this pair, romney and ryan, are...
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joining us for insight is eric fehrnstrom, top spokesman for the romney campaign and a close romney advisor for more than a decade. welcome, this is a big night for you folks. >> thank you, gwen, it feels like a big night. >> ifill: are we expecting to hear from the presidential nominee at any point tonight? we know he may be in the hall. >> here's here in tampa. you won't hear his speech until thursday evening but tonight you'll an opportunity from his wife ann and ann is going to speak from the heart. this is a speech that is about her love of country, her love of family, and her love that she has for her husband. i think she's going to open the door to a side of mitt romney that most people don't hear about. >> ifill: what is your chief challenge here this week? is it to explain to voters why they should defeat an incumbent president or it to boost supporters in their support of the new nominee. >> i think this is an opportunity for governor romney to lay out his vision for a better future and in the process of doing that, to contrast what he wants to do with the failures of the last thr
joining us for insight is eric fehrnstrom, top spokesman for the romney campaign and a close romney advisor for more than a decade. welcome, this is a big night for you folks. >> thank you, gwen, it feels like a big night. >> ifill: are we expecting to hear from the presidential nominee at any point tonight? we know he may be in the hall. >> here's here in tampa. you won't hear his speech until thursday evening but tonight you'll an opportunity from his wife ann and ann is...
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a lot of americans pay less than mitt romney paid. say romney made $1 million. paying $150 ,000 in taxes is darn good. it goes to support a lot of the welfare states that liberals like to jump up and down about like foot stamps and the like. romney should release taxes and embrace the transparency. he should get it out now before he is in a general election. when he is facing the president. release it and defend earning a living. what is bad about that? >> bob: he has to do it before that. not going to get it without doing this. >> dana: he is probably going to. >> bob: geraldine ferraro did not release her taxes -- >> eric: or the clintons. >> bob: this will happen with romney and you are right. he cheated $200,000. >> dana: that is not fair. under the law, if you want to get behind tax reform and change it, so be it. let's get something through the united states senate that blocks every bill that anybody tries to push forward. that is run by democrats. if president obama wants to come up with something to pass the united states senate, let's have at it. change
a lot of americans pay less than mitt romney paid. say romney made $1 million. paying $150 ,000 in taxes is darn good. it goes to support a lot of the welfare states that liberals like to jump up and down about like foot stamps and the like. romney should release taxes and embrace the transparency. he should get it out now before he is in a general election. when he is facing the president. release it and defend earning a living. what is bad about that? >> bob: he has to do it before...